Câu hỏi: They couldn’t go swimming because of the cold weather.

A. The cold weather made it impossible to go swimming.

B. The cold weather prevented them from going swimming.

C. Their going swimming was unable due to the cold weather.

D. The cold weather made it not capable of going swimming.

Câu 1: We have been friends for years. It is quite easy to share secrets between us.

A. Having been friends for years, we find quite easy to share secrets between us.

B. We have been friends for years so that it is quite easy to share secrets between us.

C. Being friends for years, we find it quite easy to share secrets between us.

D. We find it quite easy to share secrets, being friends.

Câu 2: “I was not there at the time,” he said.

A. He denied to have been there at the time.

B. He denied that he had not been there at the time.

C. He denied to be there at the time.

D. He denied having been there at the time.

Câu 3: Books help broaden the mind. Books also provide a good source of entertainment.

A. Books help broaden the mind, but they provide a good source of entertainment.

B. Books help broaden the mind, and they provide a good source of entertainment.

C. Books help broaden the mind, for they provide a good source of entertainment.

D. Books help broaden the mind, or they provide a good source of entertainment

Câu 4: The girl forgot to set the alarm clock. Therefore, she is in a hurry now.

A. The girl is not in a hurry now although she forgot to set the alarm clock.

B. The girl is not in a hurry now in spite of forgetting to set the alarm clock.

C. The girl forgot to set the alarm clock because she is in a hurry now.

D. The girl is in a hurry now because she forgot to set the alarm clock.

Câu 5: “I will help you with the housework”, Mai said to me.

A. Mai promised to help me with the housework.

B. Mai asked me to help her with the housework.

C. Mai begged to help me with the housework.

D. Mai insisted on helping me with the housework.

Câu 6: Only Mary scored high enough to pass this test.

A. Mary was the only person to pass this test.

B. Only on this test was Mary’s score high enough.

C. Mary’s score was barely enough to pass.

D. Mary only passed this test because she scored higher than the others.